The agro-food sector is responsible for the production of considerable amounts of by-products and waste, consequently of negative environmental impacts and inefficient economic management. Industrial Symbiosis (IS), through transfer and sharing of resources among companies, can help mitigate environmental losses and enhance resource efficiency. The Food Crossıng District project aims to detect IS paths within the agro-food sector, which can be replicable in the Emilia-Romagna region and at national level. The Interdepartmental Centre for Industrial Agrofood Research and the ENEA Laboratory for the Environment are working together exploiting their specific expertise and involving agro-food companies. The method adopted to foster IS consists of: i) contacting companies to involve in IS paths; ii) mapping companies of the territory for viable solutions; iii) developing operative manuals for selected IS paths; iv) updating and improving the IS.
The FOOD CROSSING DISTRICT Project: Industrial Symbiosis for the agrofood sector in the Emilia-Romagna Region in Italy
Bendini A.;Chiavetta C.;Fantin V.;Preka R.;Rodriguez-Estrada M. T.;Gallina Toschi T.
2017
Abstract
The agro-food sector is responsible for the production of considerable amounts of by-products and waste, consequently of negative environmental impacts and inefficient economic management. Industrial Symbiosis (IS), through transfer and sharing of resources among companies, can help mitigate environmental losses and enhance resource efficiency. The Food Crossıng District project aims to detect IS paths within the agro-food sector, which can be replicable in the Emilia-Romagna region and at national level. The Interdepartmental Centre for Industrial Agrofood Research and the ENEA Laboratory for the Environment are working together exploiting their specific expertise and involving agro-food companies. The method adopted to foster IS consists of: i) contacting companies to involve in IS paths; ii) mapping companies of the territory for viable solutions; iii) developing operative manuals for selected IS paths; iv) updating and improving the IS.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
